This Week: APR 24 → APR 30

This Week: APR 24 → APR 30

April 24, 2017

Archie Weekly

THIS WEEK

STORIES MY FRIENDS TELL MEWEDNESDAY → APR 26FREE, 7pmAs Donald Trump begins to destroy American society as we know it, it's more important than ever for creative people to build community and respond to nihilism with meaning. With that in mind, Stories My Friends Tell Me is a series (hosted by Chris Cobb) where friends have five to ten minutes each to tell an important story from their lives.

VEGAN BLUE PLATE SPECIALTHURSDAY → APR 27$18-ish, 7pmAn evening of Sicilian, family-style vegan food inspired by Nonna. Expect full plates with beer & wine for sale. Drop by between 7-9p.

REVOLUTIONARY FEASTS: THE ARCH CONSPIRATORSFRIDAY → APR 28$25, 7:30pm

Join us for our first Revolutionary Feast when we celebrate The Arch Conspirators, a group of six friends from Greenwich Village who climbed to the top of the Washington Square Arch in 1917, picnic baskets in tow, and declared that the Village was a Free and Independent Republic. A few notable guests: John Sloan and Marcel Duchamp. Ticket includes picnic fare from our friends at EASTERN DISTRICT and a glass of wine.

WOMEN'S TABLESATURDAY → APR 29FREE, 11:30amWomen's Table is a monthly summit for all of us to come together in a sustained way and figure out a new path. To gather the evidence and be like little detectives of what we should burn, what we should foster, and what we should create. And of course, have a safe space to laugh and cry together.

BIRRE BALLZ HAPPY HOURSATURDAY → APR 29$3+, 2-7pmDrinking amongst the books feels right. Alas, we are frying up a new arancine EVERY SATURDAY from 2-7pm. Free with the purchase of any drink. But yes—buy a beer, get a ball!

TUESDAY → MAY 2

FREE, 7pm

Cook through THE TASSAJARA BREAD BOOK during the month of APRIL and drop by with your favorite dish on MAY 2—all are welcome! Edward Espe Brown is a gem we should all celebrate and love! Check out the film How To Cook Your Life to learn more about this zen chef.

WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS + PEN AMERICA presents:A WOMAN's PLACE: IN FOOD, POWER AND WRITINGModerated by Rohan KamicherilWEDNESDAY → MAY 3FREE, 7pmWomen writers, entrepreneurs, and artists explore the dramas of culinary history, tradition, and the future of food with vigor and nuance, with Mariana Enriquez, Alison Markin Powell, Chitrita Banerji and Sonya Kharas.

CRAFT TABLEWEDNESDAY → MAY 10FREE, 7pm

It is simple: The first Wednesday of the month is reserved for crafting times. Bring your work in progress and supplies (or borrow some of ours)!

THURSDAY → MAY 11$18, 7pm

Once a month Blue Plate gives way to PIZZA. Choose your own toppings/conduct your own symphony. Just show up!

WEDNESDAY → MAY 17FREE, 7pm

Whether you're working on a graphic novel or just enjoy making marks on paper, come to Drawing Table at Archestratus—a warm, laid back atmosphere to work on personal projects, make some friends, and draw.

GAME TABLE!WEDNESDAY → MAY 24FREE, 7pm

Being an adult is pure chaos! Escape all your problems, and join us for an evening of food-related board gaming all night. 

SATURDAY → MAY 20

FREE, 12pm

If you are passionate about the welfare of our neighborhood cats, join us for Greenpoint Cat Club, a new monthly meet-up group at Archestratus. Let's come together to try and understand the complex and emotional issues relating to outdoor cats, combat cat overpopulation, and keep local cats safe and healthy.

“Healing is impossible in loneliness; it is the opposite of loneliness. Conviviality is healing. To be healed we must come with all the other creatures to the feast of Creation."― Wendell Berry, The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays(on the shelf in Philosophy)